Multi achievement

BA001

Official achievement authored by Bobby Allen.

British Airways’ Club World London City to New York flight (BA001)

British Airways’ Club World London City service was one of the coolest ways to cross the Atlantic in business class.

The airline had a specially configured Airbus A318 with just 32 business class seats:

  • The flight operated out of London City Airport, rather than out of London Heathrow
  • On the westbound sector, the flight stopped in Shannon, as that was necessary to refuel (London City has a short runway), though passengers also cleared US immigration there, meaning you landed in the US as a domestic passenger
  • On the eastbound sector, you flew nonstop

As you might expect, flying on a jet with at most 31 other passengers is pretty darn cool.

The flight operated with the prestigious flight numbers of BA001 and BA002, which in the past were flight numbers used by the Concorde.

During the second quarter financial presentation in 2021 IAG (the parent company of British Airways) announced that British Airways’ sole Airbus A318 would be exiting its fleet. This is also the only plane capable of operating the Club World London City service, so I think it’s also safe to assume that this service will be discontinued.

British Airways has since retired its sole Airbus A318, which also means that the Club World London City route has now been discontinued for good. This was a special flight, as it was operated by a plane with just 32 business class seats.

The pandemic was the nail in the coffin for this route, though in reality it sure seems to me like this route was at risk long before that. The relative advantages offered by this flight aren’t there in the same way they used to be.

You DO NOT have to use the Airbus A318 for this flight, you can use any aircraft you like just be careful at EGLC!

This achievement has dynamically been classified as Rare; only 16.5% of pilots have completed this!

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27JAN26 1151Z IE EINN US KJFK GiuseppeIIM302 2850 nm 02:18
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26DEC25 1100Z GB EGLC IE EINN Eduardo Martinez Herdugo 380 nm 01:09
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